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The written half of the Bench — journeys, lessons and dispatches from the community.
Entrepreneurship & Growth
Meet Graham Arrowsmith
Meet Graham – The Marketing Strategist Helping Businesses Understand the Customers Who Matter We’re delighted to announce that Graham Arrowsmith will be joining The Legacy Bench as a podcast panel guest at our Business Networking Event – Manchester Editionon Friday 18th September
21 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Entrepreneurship & Growth
Meet Ryan Curran
Meet Ryan – The AI Leader Helping Businesses Turn Technology Into Practical Advantage We’re delighted to announce that Ryan Curran, Co-Founder of AIbility, will be joining The Legacy Bench as a podcast panel guest at our Networking Event – Manchester Edition on Friday 18th Septem
21 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Entrepreneurship & Growth
Meet Perry Offer
Meet Perry – The Business Strategist Challenging Leaders to Simplify Success We’re delighted to announce that Perry Offer will be joining The Legacy Bench as a podcast panel guest at our Networking Event – Manchester Editionon Friday 18th September 2026. Perry is a business and c
21 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Entrepreneurship & Growth
Meet Falguni Patel
Meet Falguni – The Transformation Strategist Helping People Turn Potential Into Purpose We’re delighted to announce that Falguni Patel will be joining The Legacy Bench as a podcast panel guest at our event on Friday 18th September 2026. Falguni is a TEDx and keynote speaker, awar
21 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Entrepreneurship & Growth
Meet Chrissie Whittingham
Meet Chrissie – The Founder Building Communities People Don’t Want to Leave We’re delighted to announce that Chrissie Whittingham, founder of Yoga Social Club, will be joining The Legacy Bench as a podcast panel guest at our Networking Event – Manchester Edition on Friday 18th Se
21 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Entrepreneurship & Growth
Meet Cori McKeown
Meet Cori – The Solicitor Bringing Strategy, Clarity, and a Human Approach to Complex Legal Disputes Cori McKeown is a Senior Associate Solicitor specialising in contentious probate, helping individuals navigate complex disputes involving estates, trusts, executors, and professio
20 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Entrepreneurship & Growth
Building Better Organisations by Asking Better Questions: The Story Behind The Leadership Method
At the heart of The Leadership Method is a simple but powerful question: How do we know we’ve got the problem right? Founded by leadership consultant Priyanka Ayodele, The Leadership Method was created to challenge the idea that every organisational problem can be solved with the
11 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Entrepreneurship & Growth
Perry Offer Has Built His Life’s Work Around A Radically Different Idea
As the originator of The Law of Diminishing Simplicity, Perry argues that inferior and undesirable outcomes increase exponentially in the face of excessive complexity. Whether affecting individuals, businesses, or even entire countries, he believes that the more competing priorit
31 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Entrepreneurship & Growth
Why Less Leads to More: Perry Offer’s Mission to Simplify Success
In a world where complexity is often mistaken for progress, Perry Offer has built his life’s work around a radically different idea. As the originator of The Law of Diminishing Simplicity, Perry argues that inferior and undesirable outcomes increase exponentially in the face of e
24 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Entrepreneurship & Growth
A Big Week For Legacy Bench Guest William Vickers
Before pursuing sports journalism, Will was a PE teacher at an international school in China and an aspiring elite distance runner, training with ambitions of competing at the highest level. But after suffering serious foot injuries and undergoing multiple surgeries, he was force
10 Jun 2026 · 1 min read